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5 October 2009
International Polar Week - What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All
Although most of us will never encounter sea ice or permafrost, see mountain glaciers, or meet a free-living penguin, we can recognise the impacts of polar changes on our global systems, on our weather and climate, and on our neighbours in many parts of the world. Polar Week What Happens at the Poles Affects Us All is an opportunity to explore the many changes in the polar regions and how they affect us around the world.
Visit the Polar Week website for more information on what’s happening around the world.
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17 March 2009
International Polar Day - Polar Oceans
March 18th, 2009 marks the eighth quarterly International Polar Day, this time focusing on Polar Oceans. This includes marine biodiversity, physical oceanography and more. Activities will occur throughout the last two weeks of March 2009.
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27 February 2009
International Polar Year Report
As the International Polar Year winds up, the organisers have released a statement entitled The State of Polar Research. It gives an overview of work undertaken in the IPY, noting the observation of exciting new phenomena, fundamental scientific discoveries and the development of new methods and tools, and most importantly, gained new understanding of the role of the polar regions in the total Earth system.
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21 November 2008
International Polar Day - Above the Poles
The next International Polar Day - Above the Poles, is on 4 December....MORE
22 September 2008
International Polar Day - People
The next International Polar Day - People is on 24 September....MORE
18 June 2008
International Polar Science day
The International Polar Science day on 18th June 2008 is Land and Life Day...MORE
18 February 2008
CAML update
The Census of Marine Life voyage got underway from Wellington on 31 January 2008....MORE
20 February 2008
Our Changing Earth: International Polar Science day
The next International Polar Science day will be held on 12 March 2008...MORE
Media release 8 August 2007
Antarctic research to benefit from $4.5 million in special projects
Six exciting research projects touching on climate change and protecting the fragile...MORE
July 2007
50 Years on Ice - Just the Tip of the Iceberg
A national science conference celebrating fifty years of New Zealand’s Antarctic science programme in conjunction with a promotion of IPY was held in Wellington in July 2007....MORE
Media release 8 May
Antarctic research and international collaboration
Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced increased investment in efforts to learn and understand more about the relationship between Antarctica and climate change, and the world’s environmental systems...MORE
Media release 1 March
Antarctica New Zealand to take part in International Polar Year
Antarctica New Zealand CEO Lou Sanson says his organisation is looking forward...MORE